Fastest Known Podcast

Coming to you every Friday: interviews with FKT-setters and other athletes in the world of Fastest Known Times.

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Episodes

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Trish Patterson joins host Heather Anderson on today’s episode to talk about her supported FKT on the United Kingdom’s National 3 Peaks Challenge. Trish shares her experience running the ~450 mile sea level variation in an astonishingly fast 5 days and 21 hours.

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On this week’s episode, host Heather Anderson is joined by 2 time Para Olympian triathlete Kyle Coon. He shares his journey from going blind as a child who hated running to becoming a competitive athlete and why trail running piqued his interest after retiring from triathlon.

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Once again Paulina Zack joins host Heather Anderson to talk trails. This summer Paulina set FKTs on two classic European routes, Mallorca’s 150-kilometer-long GR221 and Sweden’s 480-kilometer-long Kungsleden Trail. She shares the challenges of two wildly different routes from record breaking heat to almost unbearable mosquitoes.

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Karel Sabbe returns to the show to chat with host Heather Anderson about his recent supported FKT on France’s 3000 kilometer Hexatrek route. Karel completed it in 33 days and 13 hours, establishing an incredibly stout time despite extreme heat, wildfires, and water borne illness.

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On this week’s show, Deanna Doane joins host Heather Anderson to talk about her unsupported  Smokies Challenge Adventure Run (SCAR) 

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On today’s episode, host Heather Anderson is joined by Francois D’haene who recently brought the record for Corsica’s iconic GR20 route under 30 hours for the first time. Francois shares his personal history with the 160 km trail including his prior FKT set in 2016 and the lessons learned on that run that helped him set this new record.